| Matt Wu | |||||||||||
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| 吳中天 | |||||||||||
 Matt Wu in Feng Chia University, 2007 | |||||||||||
| Born | (1981-07-05) July 5, 1981 (age 43) Taiwan | ||||||||||
| Alma mater | National Taiwan University of Arts | ||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Actor, film director, screenwriter | ||||||||||
| Spouse |
Yang Zishan (m. 2015) | ||||||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 吳中天 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 吴中天 | ||||||||||
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Matt Wu Chung-tien (Chinese: 吳中天; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ngô͘ Tiong-thian; born July 5, 1981) is a Taiwanese actor, film director and screenwriter.
His short film Stairway (四十三階) won Best Asian Short Film Award at the 19th Busan International Film Festival in 2014.
Personal life
In 2006, he co-wrote a book with Kingone Wang titled Men's Talk (型男Talk).
Wu married actress Yang Zishan in 2015. They met while starring in a 7-minute romantic drama in Taiwan as the 12th segment of the web series Female Zodiac Stories (清蜜星體驗女生版).
Filmography
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Film
As actor
| Year | English title | Mandarin title | Role | Notes |
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| 2006 | The Touch of Fate | 指間的重量 | Lee | Nominated—Golden Horse Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated—Golden Horse Award for Best Newcomer |
| 2008 | Ballistic | 彈道 | Pang Ta-sung | |
| The Fatality | 絕魂印 | Stanley | ||
| The Taste of Orange Paste | 桔醬的滋味 | Tony | TV film Nominated—Golden Bell Award for Best Supporting Actor in a miniseries/TV film | |
| 2009 | Our Island, Our Dreams | 星月無盡 | ||
| Finding Shangri-La | 這兒是香格里拉 | Alex | ||
| Team of Miracle: We Will Rock You | 流浪漢世界盃 | |||
| Old Time Camera Shop | 舊情照相館 | TV film Nominated—Golden Bell Award for Best Supporting Actor in a miniseries/TV film | ||
| 2010 | Reign of Assassins | 劍雨 | ||
| 2011 | 10+10 | 十加十 | Segment 17: "The Singing Boy" (唱歌男孩) | |
| Make Up | 命運化妝師 | Nieh Cheng-fu | ||
| Road Less Traveled | 樂之路 | |||
| 2012 | Black & White Episode I: The Dawn of Assault | 痞子英雄首部曲:全面開戰 | ||
| Together | 甜．秘密 | |||
| 2013 | As the Winds Blow | 戀戀海灣 | Yuh | |
| 2013 | The Straits | 海峽 | ||
| 2014 | Sweet Alibis | 甜蜜殺機 | Wu Chung-tien Wu Chung-ti |
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| 2014 | My Geeky Nerdy Buddies | 大宅們 | Shou-cheng | |
| 2014 | Sway | 三城戀習曲 | Arthur Wei | |
| 2016 | Godspeed | 一路順風 | Hsiao-wu | |
| TBA | Sex Agogo | 72小時莎到你 |
As filmmaker
| Year | English title | Mandarin title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Stairway | 四十三階 | Director, screenwriter | Short film |
| 2016 | One Night Only | 天亮之前 | Director |
Television
| Year | English title | Mandarin title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Marmalade Boy | 橘子醬男孩 | Hsiao-ming | |
| 2001 | Blue Star | 藍星 | Mu Kei-wei | |
| 2002 | Rock and Roll | 搖滾沙士 | Kuang Yen | |
| 2002 | Spicy Teacher | 麻辣鮮師 | Kuo Chien-chung | |
| 2005 | Devil Beside You | 惡魔在身邊 | ||
| 2006 | Bump Off Lover | 愛殺17 | ||
| 2007 | Sweet Relationship | 美味關係 | ||
| 2008 | Letter 1949 | 我在1949，等你 | Edward | |
| 2010 | The Kite Soaring | 牽紙鷂的手 | Nominated—Golden Bell Award for Best Supporting Actor in a TV Series | |
| 2011 | Innocence | 阿戇妹 | Prosecutor | |
| 2011 | Remember, About Us | 記得·我們有約 | Yang Wen-tai | |
| 2011 | Soldier: The Glorious Moment | 勇士們—光榮時刻 | Zhang Zizhong | |
| 2012 | Once Upon a Love | 原來愛.就是甜蜜 | Hsu Yeh |
References
- Wang Ching-yi and Christie Chen (2014-10-12). "Taiwanese short film 'Stairway' wins Busan festival award". Focus Taiwan.
- Yesasia.com Men's Talk 5 October 2006. ISBN 986-127-750-1
- "Yang Zishan Marries Matt Wu". Yahoo! News. October 15, 2015.
- Youtube.com 清蜜星體驗女生版 第12集 雙魚座
External links
- Matt Wu at IMDb
- Matt Wu at the Hong Kong Movie Database